Though Nox looked down on these people, Jonah and Vermilion Bird didn't. Just meeting the man's eyes made Jonah bristle. Though the enemy looked human, he felt more like a fearsome beast. The powerful pressure was almost breaking him.Vermilion Bird's sacred beast essence was roaring. It was burning, and her eyes turned feral. Her aura was going on a rampage thanks to the enemy.Jonah said solemnly, "This isn't a human, milord. This guy is probably an avatar." He had a feeling this guy was bad news."Not just an avatar." Nox smiled.Jonah couldn't. "What is that thing, milord?"Nox scanned Vermilion Bird and smiled. "Avatars, to be exact, are called Dao avatars, but that's not what this guy is. He's a human phantom."Jonah gulped. He was a temple lord, and he knew what that meant. All cultivators wanted to reach the truth. That was the ultimate level they dreamed of. That meant they made it in life. For beasts, the standard for reaching the truth was gaining a human form.That w
"He has achieved dragonhood. Even if he is a flood dragon, he is still a true dragon. That's more powerful than any avatar," said Jonah darkly.Nox knew what he was trying to say. He thought Nox's dragon avatar was no match for this flood dragon. "Aphrodite set up a good show. So where's Azure Dragon?" Nox asked. He walked into this trap because Azure Dragon was here.Aphrodite knew that man was the only thing that could lure Nox into her trap. This was the flaw of mortals. They had to have a lure to even set something up."He's here, but you'll have to take me down first if you want to see him," the man said.The assassins, their temple lord, and Sirius stepped forth. On the other hand, Nox only had himself. Jonah and Vermilion Bird combined wouldn't even be a match for Sirius or the Shura Temple's lord.Jonah knew this battle was beyond him, so he backed out of it. Nox was the mainstay. He was just a spectator. If Nox got through this, he would survive. If Nox died, then he wou
Shura Temple's lord was the world's top assassin. He'd been the top assassin for the last two hundred years and had seen all kinds of people. Nox was nothing to him. "Die!" He charged ahead and swung his gigantic scythe at Nox.Nox blocked it with one hand, and a loud bang exploded. The Shura Temple's lord tried to push his scythe down, but Nox's hand stopped the metal completely. Someone gasped. This was just the first clash, and the Shura Temple's lord lost his confidence right away. Nox's strength trumped even his.Since strength couldn't take Nox down, physical strength alone couldn't defeat him. The Shura Temple's lord pulled his scythe back and retreated as fast as he could. Nox laughed. He couldn't believe this guy tried to take him down with pure physical strength. 'He looks down on me!'If a fighter could take down another with nothing but their physical strength, then the gap between them was impossible to bridge. "Seal of Hell, Shura Slash!" The Shura Temple's lord breath
Nox flew ahead, intent on killing the Shura Temple's lord. The temple lord could sense Nox coming. Through his divine sense, he saw the whole sky coming at him. There was nowhere to hide if the skies themselves were falling on him.He roared and activated a Forbidden Art. With his essence, he injected rampaging energy into his black scythe, and the weapon turned into a black shark that shot off toward Nox."Another illusion?" Nox's lips curled. This spell was nothing but a deception technique. It could trick the ignorant cultivators, but to Nox, this was less than child's play. Nox made a hand seal with one hand and cast Tiger Seal. A tiger's roar filled the air and destroyed the black shark.The animal turned back into a scythe, and Nox easily caught it. Right in front of the Shura Temple's lord, Nox snapped it in two, and a wave of energy exploded. The powerful weapon was destroyed. Shards flew everywhere, and the Shura Temple's lord was flabbergasted.The light in his eyes went
Sirius couldn't sit back anymore. "Do not kill anymore, Greenshade! You call yourself Faeast's Sovereign, but you show no respect to life and the world! It is not too late to stop and be enlightened!" He put his hands together and spun his rosary beads. Enlightenment seals appeared, and he tried to pin Nox down with the power of Enlightenment."You talk to me about Enlightenment? How dare you! No one impersonates the Buddha around me! Shatter!"Nox turned back. His spells were top-notch, and he could break any enemy with his strength. The power of his spells made natural energy rumble, and it galloped like a mad stallion, destroying all the Enlightenment runes. What left was inky death energy spilling from Sirius.Anyone could see that Sirius wasn't using anything related to Enlightenment at all.His disguise was broken, and Sirius' face contorted with rage. "How dare you! You disrespect even the Buddha? I will slay you where you stand! This is justice! Ultimate Seal of Enlightenme
Violent energy shot up into the air like geysers. It flew into the clouds and dyed them red. Then, four fearsome Buddhas appeared. "Four-Eyed Vajra, shield me! Tatagatha, break the heavens for me!"Sirius activated his essence, and black Enlightenment energy rained from the heavens, dispeling Nox's Truth Power. Then, a phenomenon exploded in the skies above. Countless Buddhas appeared. One nearly covered the whole sky and blocked out the sun. Tathagata. He felt holy and solemn."That feels evil as heck," Vermilion Bird cursed. They were supposed to be holy beings, yet they radiated ice-cold aura.Jonah gasped. "Shit. I forgot we're on his turf. He's already stronger than the Shura Temple's lord, and he's also the head of many nations' religions. Loads of people think he's an actual Buddha. It's a case of the lie becoming the truth!" They were in trouble.Vermilion Bird had no idea what he was talking about. There was no way a lie could become the truth. Jonah explained, "Of course
Shura Temple's lord gloated, "Never thought this would happen, did you, Greenshade? You were too cocky in Faeast, and you forgot you weren't there anymore! You will die here!"Sirius was excited as well. A monk from the religion of Enlightenment, killing someone that spooked the whole of Mystia. Perhaps history would be rewritten. The world would be in his palm.He got a little smug and said arrogantly, "You cannot stop the gods of Enlightenment, Greenshade. Surrender, and I might spare you!"The gods of Enlightenment shot their bloodlust toward Nox, trying to make him surrender, but Nox didn't even look at them. "Gods? Enlightenment? Nothing but ignorant ants. Just because you're wearing the facade of enlightenment doesn't mean you can make me surrender. You flatter yourself." He sneered."All talk. Why don't you show me what you can do, then!" Sirius cursed. He couldn't believe Nox was still so arrogant at this point."Very well. Watch closely. I'll break this phantom spell of y
Nox sent his will-of-the-sword forth and pierced Sirius' Yin spirit. Shura Temple's lord was flabbergasted. His ally had all the advantage on his side, and yet Nox destroyed him like it was nothing. He realized Nox hadn't even used a fraction of his power during their fight. There was no way to win this.He turned back and ran as fast as his legs could take him. If he could get out of the mountain, he would survive this. The temple lord cursed, "Fuck you, Mousse family! There's no way we can fight a monster like that! You set us up! I'll kill you, I swear!"He had half the mind to think that the Mousse family and Nox had this planned all along to destroy the fates of the southwest nations. That would pave the way to supremacy for Faeast and lead them to rulership in the southwest.Shura Temple's lord wanted revenge on Faeast and the Mousses, but he didn't have the courage to attack Nox. Then, the man he feared most appeared right in front of him."G-G-G-Ghost! This cannot be! You c
The destructive power unleashed by the Four Great Generals charged toward Goldenwheel. Jonah was still trapped in the formation, and he might be collateral damage if he couldn't get out of the way. There was no hiding from this spell.Black Flood could go in and out of the formation however he wanted. He noticed Jonah trying to find a way out, and he sneered. "You made the wrong choice, Jonah. You shouldn't have submitted to Greenshade. Now, you're doomed." He laughed out loud.A wave of white-hot Immortal energy pierced the formation and burned Black Flood up. Though weakened by the formation, Black Flood still ran around screaming in pain."Dragon's Vein, now. I'll keep you safe," Nox said telepathically.Jonah shed tears of joy and went into the Dragon's Vein. Not a moment too soon, either. The sacred beasts' attack swept through the battlefield. Jonah noticed the Dragon's Vein creating a wave of white Immortal energy to block the attack.He knew this defensive technique took a
The swords forced Goldenwheel to burn five hundred years of his lifespan, but eventually he managed to fend them off. He spewed blood, but he failed to destroy the swords and injure Azure Dragon.The swords were made of the same material that was used to create the Nine-State Crucible. Goldenwheel did not have the power to break something like that. Azure Dragon cultivated the path of humanity, so there was no backlash from his spells. Even so, Azure Dragon didn't let his guard down.Not many could fend off thirteen swords, but Goldenwheel did it. Azure Dragon was already a Pinnacle Legend Realm, but he couldn't take Goldenwheel down."Anything else, Azure Dragon? I know you haven't used your final technique yet. What's it called? Heavenly Mandate, yes. Use that, and you either die or get seriously wounded." Goldenwheel looked at Azure Dragon darkly. He was ready to take Azure Dragon's final attack.Azure Dragon was going to do it and at least have Goldenwheel burn more of his life
"I see." Jonah nodded. He understood what they were talking about, but why'd they call him ignorant? Were they looking down on him?With the swords in hand, Azure Dragon's aura changed. A layer of gold covered his soul."Shit." Goldenwheel's heart sank. Taking down Azure Dragon might cost him dearly now."Die, Goldenwheel!" Azure Dragon brushed his fingers against the sword container, and the first sword appeared. "Kill him, first sword!"The sword shot off at Goldenwheel like a golden comet. Goldenwheel easily blocked it, but he'd felt this item's power before. Even if he managed to block the first sword, he didn't look happy."Second sword, kill him!" Another sword appeared. Goldenwheel couldn't stop it with his body alone this time, so he had to use his power. Then, the third, fourth, and fifth sword attacked at the same time.Goldenwheel failed to react in time, and the swords injured him. One of his arms was sliced off. "Dammit, break already!" Goldenwheel summoned his power
Goldenwheel was confident about taking down Azure Dragon. Azure Dragon's level was lower than Nox, and his goal was to kill him. Killing someone was easier than controlling their soul."You think you can kill me? Fourteen Styles of the Faeast Lord! I summon thee, sword!" Though suppressed, Azure Dragon used his essence as guidance and summoned his artefact from dozens of miles away. The artefact tore through the skies like a black comet and pierced the formation before stopping in front of Azure Dragon.Goldenwheel saw the item, and he froze. Obviously, this thing posed a great threat toward him. "That thing isn't broken yet? What are the Mousses doing? I thought they sealed it up forever!" said Goldenwheel angrily.Everything was going wrong thanks to the Mousses. If they did their intel job perfectly, he wouldn't have been in this mess."Fourteen Swords of the Faeast Lord." The other Generals looked at the item with worship in their eyes. Even Jonah's eyes went wide."So the leg
"If I lose, all I lose is my life. I'll rip that ghoul apart, milord." He wasn't sure if he could succeed, but beating up Goldenwheel would be cathartic for him. Azure Dragon's true soul left the mountain.The fact that Azure Dragon called the enemy a ghoul made Nox smile. They were friends, alright. They had the same opinion about the same guy.When Goldenwheel saw Azure Dragon's true soul coming out of the mountain, he lost his cool. He, the Mousses, and some Mystian powerhouses set up a trap for Azure Dragon. Azure Dragon wasn't even a Supreme back then, and even then he could kill a few Mystian powerhouses.Goldenwheel paid a steep price to control his soul. Though it was a hard task, they had all the advantage, and their power was greater than Azure Dragon's. Even so, they still paid a steep price.Black Flood was around during the capture of Azure Dragon, but he hadn't achieved dragonhood. He was still a winged centipede. He could still remember how Azure Dragon fought back.
The Masters leaped into the fray. Two were Pinnacle Legend Realms, while the other was an Emperor, and they easily destroyed the strongest enemy units. Not even the enemy cultivators could fend them off, let alone the regular soldiers.Any technique the Masters used could kill a thousand soldiers at once. With a hundred thousand units fighting by their side, this battle's outcome was obvious. Atlas charged all the way into the southwest nation's encampment and fought three nation leaders himself.At the same time, new development was happening on Mount Prison. As Sealmaster suspected, Goldenwheel's sudden surge in power was a counterattack made in desperation. His spell, however, was stopped by Nox's elephant. Nine merged into one. In the Dragon's Vein underground, Nox turned into a dragon, and the power of Yang energy filled up the Yin Dragon's Vein.These energies were supposed to be at odds, yet they merged as one. Goldenwheel knew this was not good, and he quickly attacked."Az
"The sword of Faeast slays evil and demons! You are now facing the elites of Faeast, so surrender! That is the only way to survive, or we shall slay you where you stand!" Sealmater's voice boomed.The voice alone was terrifying. The southwest nations were all sacred. Even their strongest were sweating and shivering from fear. Just when they were thinking about what they should do, a wave of violent energy shot out of Mount Prison and traveled into the skies, covering the sun itself. The ground was enveloped in shadows.Thirteen suns appeared and covered the stars overhead and shone bright red. The southwest nations' troops had their morale boosted. "Goldenwheel's avatar! You're done for, Faeast scum!"Under their kings' orders, the enemies lunged at the soldiers of Faeast like mad dogs. Atlas didn't care what avatar was there. Faeast was the face of true justice. He charged into enemy ranks all by himself, and none of his soldiers backed off. They followed through.The two hundred
"I am part of the Limerent family! I am the Defender Lord of the North! I will not fall for this lie, scum!" Atlas didn't get a reply, so he injected his power into his voice and shouted, "I have seen through your spell, scum!"Winds started to blow. Atlas unsheathed his weapon and got ready for battle. The silhouette was already in his tent. He charged at the silhouette and swung his saber, but the silhouette held it with two fingers and stopped Atlas' attack.The fingers' strength was enormous, and Atlas couldn't even pull back his saber. He started sweating. "The southwest nations have someone this powerful?""Kill him!" The Nox Army was ready to attack. Just when Atlas thought he would face a tough enemy, he noticed who the man was, and he looked stunned. Annoyed, he snapped, "Why'd you talk to me out of nowhere?"The man was none other than Sealmaster. He was also an Emperor. Speechless, Sealmaster said, "I knew you wouldn't believe me, so I came. Explanations are in order. No
'He let Azure Dragon go back just like that?' Jonah thought. He was a little speechless."I don't know. I don't know much about Azure Dragon's sacred beast essence. Everything is on Lord Nox now, not us. We don't know what he's trying to do, so stay out of it. He did tell us many times that he will need you guys for something big. Otherwise, why bring us into this? We can't be of any help. We'd just die."Jonah's explanation calmed the duo down. All they could do was trust their lord. At the same time, Azure Dragon was back in the formation. The Dragon's Vein was eerie, as if this place was overrun with ghosts. The first thing he did was activate his sacred beast essence as per Goldenwheel's orders.Slivers of Azure Dragon energy came flowing out of his body. Just when they were about to connect with the formation, a voice spoke to him, and he shuddered. "Azure Dragon, why do you work for the wicked and harm the land you swore to protect?"That message made Azure Dragon freeze, and